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SEI Chemical of Northridge, CA has purchased 21st Century Coatings Limited of Vancouver, BC, Canada. Together the two firms offer diverse lines of high-end industrial coatings that utilize fluorinated and unique silicone resins systems that are prove…
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Asian Paints ME has decided to market all its products under the Berger brand in Oman. This is being done to bring in more synergies within the three group companies currently operating in the AGCC.
Asian Paints group is represented in the UAE and B…
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SigmaKalon has sold its Manage site, including all production facilities, to Arpadis Group NV, which will continue the manufacturing activities. Arpadis Group NV is a growing international organization in the distribution of chemical products serving…
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Sherwin-Williams has agreed to buy Nitco Paints to enter the Indian market. A privately-owned manufacturer based in Mumbai with sales of approximately $18 million, Nitco Paints makes exterior specialty paints and coatings used in the construction of…
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Following timely completion of the cabin installation of the first A380 for Singapore Airlines, Airbus has started the paintwork on this aircraft. The A380 will stay approximately three weeks in the company’s paint-shop in Hamburg, Germany. In…
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The International Paint and Printing Ink Council (IPPIC) has elected Edward Donnelly as its new president. He was most recently senior vice president of DuPont and for several years was responsible for the DuPont Coatings and Color Technologies busin…
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Ford Motor Company’s actions to increase energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its facilities have earned it the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star 2007 Partner of the Year Award in Energy Management.…
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In keeping with its plan to strengthen its focus Sika is selling its production of bituminous coatings and withdrawing from the business of supplying coatings to the cast iron pipe industry. Together with the Sika operation in Gelsenkirchen, Germany,…
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The Hyundai Motor Company has named PPG Industries an approved aftermarket supplier for its new “Hyundai Global Body and Paint Program.” As part of the agreement, PPG will provide its PPG and Nexa Autocolor refinish brands, including the…
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Univar N.V., announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Univar USA, has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Chemcentral Corporation for approximately $600 million in cash, including assumed debt.
Chemcentral, established in 1926, is…
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Lord Corporation, manufacturer of MetalJacket coatings, has announced the addition of a new MetalJacket custom coater.
The coater, Wuxi Zhongjie Vibration Isolators Co., Ltd., will help Lord Corporation’s customers meet the growing demand fo…
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PPG Industries announced at the NW Apparel and Footwear Materials Show that it is opening a state-of-the-art painting services facility in Pingshan, near Shenzhen in southern China. Expected to begin operation in April, the facility will enable PPG t…
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Sermatech International has signed a 10-year strategic agreement with Rolls-Royce plc, Rolls-Royce Corporation and Rolls-Royce Deutschland & Co. KG, valued at approximately $40 million.
The agreement calls for Sermatech to provide a range of coa…
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